Saturday Style: Iconic Fashion Collaborations
- Faiz Faisal
- 1 day ago
- 3 min read
There’s something thrilling about a fashion collaboration. It’s like watching your two favorite artists team up for a track but make it couture. Whether it’s luxury meets streetwear or high fashion meets high street, these collabs are bold, unexpected, and sometimes even chaotic (in the best way).
Let’s walk through 5 of the most iconic collaborations to date, the kind that sent shockwaves through the industry and our Instagram feeds.
1. Fendi x Versace – The Swap No One Saw Coming (aka “Fendace”)
In 2021, two Italian powerhouses, Fendi and Versace, dropped jaws with a swap so iconic that they had to give it a whole new name: Fendace.
What made this collab so legendary? Donatella Versace designed a Fendi collection, and Kim Jones of Fendi designed for Versace. A full-blown creative switch.
The result? Medusa logos met double Fs. Baroque prints clashed (beautifully) with Fendi tailoring. It was bold, maximalist, and very Italian.
This wasn’t just a collaboration, it was a fashion history moment.
Most iconic piece: The logo-fused mini dresses and the metallic bags.
2. Supreme x Louis Vuitton – Streetwear Meets Runway
This 2017 collab changed the game forever. Supreme, the king of streetwear, joined forces with Louis Vuitton, the epitome of luxury fashion.
It was shocking, ambitious, and surprisingly… it worked.
The collection featured LV monograms splashed across hoodies, skateboards, and even trunks. Suddenly, fashion week had hypebeasts lining up.
It blurred the lines between the streets and the runway and it made everyone realize: streetwear isn’t just a trend, it’s luxury too.
Most iconic piece: The red LV x Supreme box logo hoodie. Still resale gold.
3. Adidas x Ivy Park – Beyoncé Does Athleisure
When Queen Bey does anything, the world watches. And when she took over Ivy Park and partnered with Adidas? A new era of fashionable fitness was born.
Ivy Park x Adidas wasn’t just about performance wear. It was about power dressing in the gym and on the street. The drop had unisex appeal, inclusive sizing, and pieces that felt both sporty and regal.
Color-block bodysuits, oversized jackets, neon bike shorts, it all screamed confidence, strength, and Beyoncé-level energy.
Most iconic piece: The coral orange matching set from Drop 2. Nothing says “run the world” like that look.
4. Balmain x H&M – High Fashion for the People
Back in 2015, H&M’s collab with Balmain (under Olivier Rousteing) brought Paris runway glam to the masses.
Beaded dresses, strong-shouldered blazers, gold detailing, this was luxury made accessible, and people went wild.
Lines wrapped around blocks. Pieces sold out in minutes. It was red carpet fashion without the red carpet price.
And suddenly, Balmain wasn’t just a fashion editor’s obsession, it was everyone’s obsession.
Most iconic piece: That black-and-gold embellished mini dress. Instantly recognizable.
5. Balenciaga x Gucci – The Hacker Project
This was chaos. Pure, calculated chaos.
Dubbed The Hacker Project, this 2021 collab saw Balenciaga “hacking” Gucci’s codes, mixing their logos, silhouettes, and iconic bags into Frankenstein fashion hybrids.
Think: Balenciaga’s oversized tailoring + Gucci’s monogram prints. It was weird, subversive, and deeply meta.
Creative director Demna Gvasalia basically asked, “What if we messed with fashion’s obsession with logos?” And he did.
Most iconic piece: The Dionysus bag with Balenciaga branding. Confusing. Cool. Coveted.
More Than Just Hype
These collabs weren’t just viral moments, they were cultural resets. They redefined fashion’s boundaries and proved that when creativity meets risk, the result can be iconic.
Whether it’s Beyoncé turning gym wear into a fashion statement or Supreme proving that skateboards can go luxury, collaborations show us that fashion is meant to be played with.
Now excuse me while I daydream about owning just one of these pieces (or at least receiving one PR package in this lifetime 😩).
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